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Chris -- 2018-04-11
About 4,410,000 results from Google: http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=“a+work+and+progress”
Examples:
“I should stress the fact that the project as a whole is a work and progress and no end date for completion is indicated on the website.”—http://osliving.com/sourced/real-world- … ma-camera/
“They are still a work and progress, both from a protocol and API standpoint.”—http://bitworking.org/news/431/wave-first-thoughts
“This is very much a work and progress and I expect the project to continue for several years.”—http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/almond/
“At the same time, a US ‘whole of government’ integrated civil-military effort, and true civil-military joint campaign plan represent at best a work and progress and often are little more than a triumph of rhetoric over reality.”—http://csis.org/publication/afghan-nati … y-forces-0
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Welcome to the forum, rlandman.
Good find. Scores of examples on the web. The semantic reworking is not strong, but the two phrases, “work in progress” and “work and progress,” do have slightly different emphases.
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
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“Work in progress” makes me wonder about “work in process”...
Devs Manage to Get Ubuntu on HTC HD2 | AndroidGuysJul 2, 2010 … Now everything isnt functioning, but you know its a work in process. Still has to be loaded through haret and its not the bootable OS of the …
www.androidguys.com/2010/07/02/devs-man … u-htc-hd2/ – Cached
YouTube – Braid Pattern for a Full Sew In WeaveNov 18, 2009 … Im trying to teach myself how to braid my hair down so i can do my own sew ins, but its a work in process haha. Nitra813 3 weeks ago …
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xknDbmiVLuU – Cached – Similar
YouTube – The Trapeze Swinger (Iron and Wine cover)Sep 17, 2009 … As far as my first video? its a work in process, i’ve been swamped with school work and just forget to turn on the camera when im playing …
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-7HyI4KhIQ – Cached
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